Rosemary was Ann Brennan's
replacement as the new Director of Nursing at Wandin
Valley Hospital. She had previously worked for 3 years in
Africa (in Eritria) with her opthalmologist
husband, Allan. Allan died in Eritria in late July or
early August of 1990 (approx. 6 months before Rosemary
arrived in Wandin Valley) -- he survived a landmine
explosion only to be shot while on his way to safety by a
terrified 13-year-old Eritrian boy. Rosemary had two
children, a son named Robert and a daughter named Jenny,
neither of whom really forgave her for leaving them to
traipse around Africa with their father. Robert visited
her a couple of times, where his struggles with
schizophrenia wreaked havoc on Rosemary and the town.

Rosemary was very
capable and a bit gruff (kind of like Matron Sloan) and
was very concerned about wasting things that were in
short supply in Africa (water, out-of-date medical
supplies, etc.). She got off to a rocky start with just
about everyone because of this concern, especially
Terence. Ultimately, she and Terence developed a close
and wonderful relationship, though they went to great
trouble to hide these feelings from everyone else. Esme
discovered a pair of underwear under the coffee table at
Camelot after she returned home from a trip and took it
upon herself to be the keeper of their secret, much to
their relief. Terence was eager to marry Rosemary but she
wanted to leave things the way they were.

She's very good at
snooker and can pull a mean pint. She's a stickler for
proper grammar, much to Frank's distress and disgust.
When Bernice started taking a liking to Terence, a rocky
relationship developed between Bernice and Rosemary,
fueled by Bernice's joy for causing trouble. When fire
threatened the town and Terence and Rosemary were trapped
in the doomed hospital in November 1993, they agreed to
get married if they got out safely. They did get out and
about a month after the fire, they were married in the
Lodge (presumably the church burned down). Rosemary
requested a female celebrant and was shocked to find
Bernice waiting at the altar to marry them.